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Some cultural heritage experts are hopeful; others are growing anxious about the coming departure of American and European troops from the battered country.
As the Taliban rises, uncertainty looms for Afghanistan’s historic treasures
Some cultural heritage experts are hopeful; others are growing anxious about the coming departure of American and European troops from the battered country.
A symbol of Afghanistan s Buddhist heritage, this Buddha head is kept in the Presidential Palace in Kabul for safekeeping.
ByAndrew Lawler
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In September, when the last NATO forces exit Afghanistan, many fear the beleaguered country could descend into another brutal civil war that ends with the collapse of the U.S.-backed government and the triumph of the Taliban. This prospect would seem a particularly grim possibility for those tasked with protecting the nation’s unusually diverse cultural heritage.
Afghan Relics Returning Home
April 28, 2021
Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani, accompanied by embassy staff, speaks as she gives the Associated Press a tour at the Afghanistan Embassy in Washington, Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
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artifacts are returning to Afghanistan.
U.S. officials seized 33 Afghan pieces worth $1.8 million from a New York art collector. Officials say the man stole artifacts from countries all over the world.
Roya Rahmani is Afghanistan’s ambassador to the U.S. She says the recovery of the material is extremely important to the country’s culture.
“Each one of these pieces are